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The Prophecy | Fabrice Monteiro’s new apocalyptic work urges the world to wake up
The Belgian-Beninese, Dakar-based photographer Fabrice Monteiro has shocked the world with his latest project, The Prophecy.
The series of pictures allegorically depict the en..
Boom for Real| One week to go for Basquiat’s retrospective at Schirn Kunsthalle in Frankfurt
Jean-Michel Basquiat’s legend precedes him. It always has since he first emerged as one of the incognito masterminds behind the duo called SAMO that made witty graffiti statement..
Speaking the Unspeakable | We went to Grada Kilomba’s solo exhibition in Johannesburg
Grada Kilomba’s first solo exhibition on the African Continent at Goodman Gallery, Johannersburg, is firmly embedded within a postcolonial iteration of the following questions: W..
Salone del Mobile and SaloneSatellite | In conversation with Marva Griffin Wilshire, ‘La Mamma’ of Italian design
How many chances are there to coincidentally read an interesting article about an icon of Italian and international design you did not know about, save it to delve into her story..
Contemporary art and Africa in Rome | ‘I is An Other – Be the Other’ exhibition preview
“What first drives your existence, what gets you out of your cave and beyond what you’ve already seen and what you already know, is the need for another. Eiher way, for or agains..
Aïcha Snoussi | On deconstructing eroticism and sexuality through art
Art fairs are like theme parks for art lovers. You bounce from one attraction the next, gazing in awe, queuing, greeting, queuing to greet, filling your pockets with business..
Barber Shop Chronicles | Inua Ellams disentangles the nuances of Black Masculinity in Play
While the Barbershop movie series are classics and the relevance of the barbershop for black masculinity is duly celebrated in the USA, the manner in which black men in Europe an..
1:54 | Watch Touria El Glaoui Ted Talk on the power of art for Africa and its diaspora.
“I believe in the transformative power of art, as it is the only way to paint a nuanced image of Africa, but also its diaspora. It is really through art that we can regain our se..
Noura Tafeche on her transcultural dreamlike worlds
It’s late January, the weather in Milan is surprisingly warm. The Italian-Palestinian artist, Noura Tafeche, is sitting at the table surrounded by colored pencils and other tools..
“Making Africa” at the High Museum, Atlanta | Installation (re)view
The Making Africa- A Continent of Contemporary Design exhibition, which opened in October 2017 and closed this month at the High Museum in Atlanta, was initially shown two years ..